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The world of information security and computer training is ever changing.  The techniques and systems continue to evolve and we must stay current and diligent.  To do this, you can count on TechNow®…the leader in cybersecurity training and computer system training.

TechNow® has been training the leaders in the computer community for many years.  We provide training for students in a number of areas.  Our cybersecurity trainings include popular courses like D0D 8140, Security , CISM, CISSP, CEH,CCNA, and more.  With over 34 years of experience, we’re able to provide you with unmatched training and certification programs.

TechNow also provides a variety of other popular trainings for the computer professional including Cisco, EC-Council, CompTIA, Unix/Linux and more.

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Upcoming Events

  • CT-213: Cloud Essentials+
    • 10/14/2025 – 10/16/2025
    • San Antonio
  • PM-223: Introduction to Project Management
    • 10/14/2025 – 10/16/2025
    • San Antonio
  • CT-210: Project+
    • 10/27/2025 – 10/30/2025
    • San Antonio
  • CT-325: Security+
    • 10/27/2025 – 10/31/2025
    • San Antonio
  • PM-325: Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam Preparation
    • 10/27/2025 – 10/31/2025
    • San Antonio
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    Course Overview:

    AWS System Operations begins with a one day  introduction to AWS products, services, and common solutions. It provides you with fundamentals to become more proficient in identifying AWS services so that you can make informed decisions about IT solutions based on your business requirements and get started working on AWS.

    The AWS course continues to flow with teaching those in a Systems Administrator or Developer Operations (DevOps) role how to create automatable and repeatable deployments of networks and systems on the AWS platform. The course covers the specific AWS features and tools related to configuration and deployment, as well as common techniques used throughout the industry for configuring and deploying systems.

    To continue to learn more about AWS, TechNow has the following course:

    CL-425: AWS Security Operations and Architecture 

    Attendees to CL-415: AWS System Operations will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Duration: 5 Days

    Audience:
    This course is intended for:
    • System Administrators
    • Software Developers, especially those in a Developer Operations (DevOps) role

    DoD 8140: Not Mandated

    Course Prerequisites:
    We recommend that attendees of this course have the following prerequisites:
    • Background in either software development or systems administration
    • Some experience with maintaining operating systems at the command line (shell scripting in Linux environments, cmd or PowerShell in Windows)
    • Basic knowledge of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP)

    Course Objectives:
    This course is designed to teach you how to:
    • Understand basic data center design concepts.
    • Recognize terminology and concepts as they relate to the AWS platform and navigate the AWS Management Console.
    • Understand the foundational infrastructure services, including Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Auto Scaling, and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB).
    • Understand the security measures AWS provides and key concepts of AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
    • Understand AWS database services, including Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS).
    • Understand AWS management tools, including Amazon CloudWatch and AWS Trusted Advisor.
    • Use standard AWS infrastructure features such as Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Elastic Load Balancing, and Auto Scaling from the command line
    • Use AWS CloudFormation and other automation technologies to produce stacks of AWS resources that can be deployed in an automated, repeatable fashion
    • Build functioning virtual private networks with Amazon VPC from the ground up using the AWS Management Console
    • Deploy Amazon EC2 instances using command line calls and troubleshoot the most common problems with instances
    • Monitor the health of Amazon EC2 instances and other AWS services
    • Manage user identity, AWS permissions, and security in the cloud
    • Manage resource consumption in an AWS account using tools such as Amazon CloudWatch, tagging, and Trusted Advisor
    • Select and implement the best strategy for creating reusable Amazon EC2 instances
    • Configure a set of Amazon EC2 instances that launch behind a load balancer, with the system scaling up and down in response to demand
    • Edit and troubleshoot a basic AWS CloudFormation stack definition

    Dates/Locations:

    No Events

    Course Outline:

    Day 1

    • Introduction and History of AWS
    • AWS Infrastructure: Compute, Storage, and Networking
    • AWS Security, Identity, and Access Management
    • AWS Databases
    • AWS Management Tools

    Day 2
    • System Operations on AWS Overview
    • Networking in the Cloud
    • Computing in the Cloud
    Day 3
    • Storage and Archiving in the Cloud
    • Monitoring in the Cloud
    • Managing Resource Consumption in the Cloud
    Day 4
    • Configuration Management in the Cloud
    • Creating Scalable Deployments in the Cloud
    • Creating Automated and Repeatable Deployments
    Day 5
    Full Day Lab
    • Select the appropriate AWS service based on compute, data, or security requirements
    • Execute steps required to provision cloud resources for selected deployment
    • Identify and implement data protection, encryption, and capacity planning
    • Implement and manage security policies, access controls, and role
    • Implement Automation

     

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    Course Overview:

    CT-225: Network+ is a five-day course that teaches students the fundamentals of networking. Through hands-on training, students learn the vendor-independent networking skills & concepts that affect all aspects of networking, such as installing & configuring the TCP/IP client. The course also helps to prepare students for three popular certification examinations: CompTIA Network+, Microsoft Networking Essentials, and Novell Networking Technologies.

    Attendees to CT-225: Network+ will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

    Date/Time Event
    12/15/2025 - 12/19/2025
    08:00 -16:00
    CT-225: Network+
    TechNow, Inc, San Antonio TX

    Duration 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Identify basic network theory concepts and major network communications methods
    • Describe bounded network media
    • Describe unbounded network media
    • Identify the major types of network implementations
    • Identify TCP/IP addressing and data delivery methods
    • Analyze routing and switching technologies
    • Identify the components of a TCP/IP implementation
    • Analyze network security
    • Implement network security
    • Identify the components of a WAN implementation
    • Identify the components used in cloud computing and virtualization
    • Identify the components of a remote network implementation
    • Manage networks
    • Troubleshoot network issues

    Prerequisites:

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    Course Overview:

    An in-depth course on how to use and configure Cisco Firepower Threat Defense technology,  from device setup and configuration and including routing, high availability, Firepower Threat Defense migration, traffic control, and Network Address Translation (NAT).  Students implement advanced Next Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Next Generation Intrusion Prevention System (NGIPS) features, including network intelligence, file type detection, network based malware detection, and deep packet inspection.
    Students will also learn how to configure site to site VPN, remote access VPN, and SSL decryption before moving on to detailed analysis, system administration, and troubleshooting.  This course combines lecture materials and hands on labs throughout to make sure that students are able to successfully deploy and manage the Cisco Firepower system.

    It is a five-day instructor-led course that is aimed at providing network security engineers with the knowledge and skills that are needed to implement and maintain perimeter solutions that are based on Cisco Firepower security appliances. At the end of the course, students will be able to reduce risk to their IT infrastructure and applications using Cisco Firepower security appliance features, and provide detailed operations support for the Firepower appliance.

    Attendees to N-485: In-Depth Securing Networks with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense NGFW will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Date/Locations:

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    Duration: 5 days

    Course Objectives:

    • Understand Sourcefire, Firepower 6.2, FireAMP, and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD)
    • Configure the Firepower Management Center (FMC)
    • Raise you confidence managing the Firepower Manager and Firepower tThreat Defense (FTD)
    • Describe the Cisco Firepower Systems infrastructure
    • Navigate the user interface and administrative features of the Cisco Firepower 6.2 system, including advanced analysis and reporting functionality to properly assess threats
    • Describe the System Configuration and Health policies and implement them
    • Describe the role Network Discovery (Firepower) technology plays in the Cisco devices
    • Describe, create, and implement objects for use in Access Control policies
    • Create DNS and URL policies and configure Sinkholes
    • Configure FTD policies such as Platform, Routing, Interface, Zones, PreFilter, QoS, NAT and Flex Config!
    • Describe advanced policy configuration and Firepower system configuration options
    • Configure Malware Policies to find and stop Malware
    • Understand Security Intelligence, and how to configure SI to stop attacks NOW!
    • Configure policies to find and stop Ransomware
    • Understand how to fine tune IPS policies
    • Understand how to find tun Snort Preprocessor policies (NAP)
    • Configure Correlation events, white rules, traffic profiles and create respective events and remediate them
    • Analyze events
    • Create reporting templates and schedule them
    • Configure backups, rule updates, Firepower Recommendations, URL updates, and more to run every week automatically
    • Set up external authentication for users using LDAP/Realms
    • Configuring system integration, realms, and identity sources
    • Configure FMC domains and implement them
    • Configure FTD HA with two FTD devices
    • SSL Policy – decrypt your traffic
    • AnyConnect and Site-to-Site VPN
    • Understand network and host based AMP.  Configure and analyze host based AMP
    • Understand Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
    • Configure ISE and integrate with Cisco FMC identity policy using PxGrid

    Prerequisites:

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    Course Overview:

    In this course, you will gain the knowledge and skills needed to configure, maintain, and operate Cisco ASA 5500 Series Adaptive Security Appliance.

    Attendees to N-455: Securing Networks with ASA Fundamentals (SNAF) will receive TechNow approved course materials and expert instruction.

    Dates/Locations:

    No Events

    Duration: 5 Days

    Course Objectives:

    • Introducing Cisco Security Appliance Technology and Features
    • Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance and PIX Security Appliance Families
    • Getting Started with Cisco Security Appliances
    • Essential Security Appliance Configuration
    • Configuring Translations and Connection Limits
    • Using ACLS and Content Filtering
    • Configuring Object Grouping
    • Switching and Routing on Security Appliances
    • Configuring AAA for Cut-Through Proxy
    • Configuring the Cisco Modular Policy Framework
    • Configuring Advanced Protocol Handling
    • Configuring Threat Detection
    • Configuring Site-to-Site VPNS Using PreShared Keys
    • Configuring Security Appliance Remote Access VPNs
    • Configuring Cisco Security Appliance for SSL VPN
    • Configuring Transparent Firewalls Mode
    • Configuring Security Contexts
    • Configuring Failover
    • Managing Security Appliances

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